Meg-John Barker Queer: A Graphic History (Paperback) Graphic Guides

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Queer: A Graphic HistoryCondition: NewISBN-10: 1785780719EAN: 9781785780714ISBN: 9781785780714Publisher: Icon BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 09/08/2016Description: 'Queer: A Graphic History Could Totally Change the Way You Think About Sex and Gender' ViceActivist-academic Meg-John Barker and cartoonist Jules Scheele illuminate the histories of queer thought and LGBTQ+ action in this groundbreaking non-fiction graphic novel.From identity politics and gender roles to privilege and exclusion, Queer explores how we came to view sex, gender and sexuality in the ways that we do; how these ideas get tangled up with our culture and our understanding of biology, psychology and sexology; and how these views have been disputed and challenged.Along the way we look at key landmarks which shift our perspective of what's 'normal' - Alfred Kinsey's view of sexuality as a spectrum, Judith Butler's view of gendered behaviour as a performance, the play Wicked, or moments in Casino Royale when we're invited to view James Bond with the kind of desiring gaze usually directed at female bodies in mainstream media.Presented in a brilliantly engaging and witty style, this is a unique portrait of the universe of queer thinking.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 254mmItem Length: 174mmItem Width: 12mmItem Weight: 539gAuthor: Meg-John BarkerIllustrator: Jules ScheeleContributor: Jules Scheele (Illustrated by)Genre: Literary CriticismBook Series: Graphic GuidesTopic: Graphic Novels, Society & Culture, Gender Sex & Relationships, LGBTQ+Release Year: 2016 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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